Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to record low

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2024-10-28

London (PA Media/dpa) - The total fertility rate across England and Wales dropped to a new record low last year, while the number of live births fell to the lowest in nearly five decades, the latest official data revealed on Monday. While fertility rates across the two nations have been in overall decline since 2010, the rate in 2023 fell to 1.44 children per woman, which the Office for National Statistics said is the lowest value since records b......

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